2022 | The Lincoln
CLEVELAND, OHIO

2022 | The LincolnCLEVELAND, OHIO The Lincoln, currently under construction and slated for completion in Spring 2022, continues our work to revitalize the Historic Scranton Corridor. The site was a long-vacant brownfield on a major corner with complicating grading challenges. The new construction will add 82 apartments to the neighborhood, 40% of which will be…

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2020 | The Tappan
CLEVELAND, OHIO

The Tappan | Sustainable Community Associates

2020 | The TappanCLEVELAND, OHIO The Tappan, SCA’s first new construction project since Oberlin, was built in 2019. It has 95 apartments and 2,000 square feet of commercial space. We worked with a first-time entrepreneur to launch Leavened Bakery, which has quickly become a neighborhood destination. The project was one of the first in the…

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2018 | Mueller Lofts
CLEVELAND, OHIO

2018 | Mueller LoftsCLEVELAND, OHIO Mueller Lofts, a 1920s electrical parts factory on a quiet, tree-lined street in AsiaTown, was converted into 51 apartments in 2018. The Mueller Electric company invented and manufactured the iconic “Alligator Clip” that is still used in jumper cables and electronics worldwide today. Initially the building was too deep to…

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2016 | Wagner Awning
CLEVELAND, OHIO

2016 | Wagner AwningCLEVELAND, OHIO The Wagner Awning building, an 1895 sewing factory, is currently 59 apartments and 14,000 square feet of office space. Wagner had continuously operated as a sewing factory from 1895 until 2014, when the Ohio Awning Company relocated to a more modern facility. There was extensive lead paint abatement, brick work,…

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2014 | Fairmont Creamery
CLEVELAND, OHIO

2014 | Fairmont CreameryCLEVELAND, OHIO The Fairmont Creamery, a 1930s creamery and former chrome plating facility, was converted into 30 apartments and 25,000 square feet of retail and office space in 2014. The Creamery was a 106,000 square feet concrete and brick structure that had been largely abandoned since the 1980s. It was considered too…

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2010 | East College Street
OBERLIN, OHIO

2010 | East College StreetOBERLIN, OHIO The East College Street Project, located in Oberlin, was SCA’s first development. It was built on the site of a former car dealership, dry cleaner, and fast food restaurant, and born from the realization that the longterm sustainability of the city and college required a much more vibrant and…

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